Cutter receptacle



Nov. 1, 1932. E. H. I EyvANDOwsKl- 1,885,51

CUTTER REGEPTACLE Filed Oct. 2l, 1929 Patented Nov. 1, 1932 EDWARD H. LEWANDOWSKI, OF NEENAH,

WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO THE MENASHA PRODUCTS COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF TISCONSIN` GUTTER REIGEPTACLE Application nica october 21, 1929. serial No. 401,311.

This invention relates to a supply of waxed or other paper for domestic and other uses and is illustrated in the form of a convenient receptacle for supplying waxed paper and the like from a roll of material whereby the web of the roll may be withdrawn as desired and pieces of desired length torn H against a tear oii' portion of the receptacle. The invention further contemplates a receptacle for rolled paper and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a receptacle for rolled paper and the like which is arranged so that the paper may be dispensed by withdrawing the web thereof from the receptacle and tearing oif pieces of desired size.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cutter container for rolls of paper which is economical to manufacture and eiicient in use and simple in construction.

A further object ofthe invention is to provide a container for rolled paper which is made from a single blank of material, scored and folded into box-like form and fastened in such form by interlocking relation of certain of the parts.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a container for supplying rolled paper which can be sold tothe customer in the form of a self contained package and which can be held in one hand and from which the web of the paper may be withdrawn-for tearing off pieces of desired length.

According to the invention, the wax paper is used in the form of a roll inserted in the container of the invention with the web thereof withdrawn through a passageway so that only as much of the paper as is desired to be torn olf is exposed with a slight portion thereof available for grasping when desired t0 again withdraw the web. A tear ot'f member is provided on the container against which the web of the paper may be torn so that the torn off piece will be uniform and sightly in appearance.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and the views thereof are as follows:

Figure 1 1s a perspective view of a recep- Figure 3 illustrates a blank from which the` illustrated form of the receptacle is made and as illustrated includes five panels designated as follows. Panel 1 is the front panel, panel 2 the bottom, 3 the rear, 4 the top and 5 a flap` on the top panel 4.

It is to be understood that the terms employed herein are employed merely for the sake of convenience and that the invention is therefore not to be limited because of the employment of such terms as of course the receptacle may be held in such position asv to make any of the panels thereof the bottom and any the top and so on as desired.

The bottom panel 2 has end pieces 6 having V-shaped notches 7 formed in the same. The front panel 1 has end ieces 8 which in turn are provided with tuc z-in iiaps 9.

The front panel 1 is recessed to form a cut away portion 10 for a purpose to be laterl explained.

The top panel or wall has end pieces 11 in each of which is a tongue 12 extending obliquely from the scored lines 13 and 14, with .one side of the tongue longer than the other. A tongue 12 is formed between a long slit 15 extendingfrom the scored lines beyond the free end of the tongue and a shorter curved slitv 16 joining the slit 15 near its outer end and with its other end terminating short of Athe scored line.

The end pieces 6 of panel or wall 2 have inclined notches 17 cut into the end margins .thereof providing points 18 in theend margin of said end pieces.

Rear wall or panel 3 is illustrated as having no end pieces, although end pieces might be provided if desired. r

Flap 5 has end pieces 19 irregular in outline, having narrow tips 20, and which end pieces extend beyond the free edge of the Hap.

A hole 24 is cut in the flap 5 and top 4 so as to provide access to the web for withdrawing the same after a portion thereof has been severed.

A thumb Hap 25 is .provided in the rear wall 3 to act as a brake against the roll A for preventing unrolling during severance of a portion of the web 21 of the same.

The blank of Figure 3 is folded into boxlike form by bending the various panels along the lines of scoring and interlocking the end pieces 6 and 11 respectively, of the bottom panel 2 and top panel 4 by inserting parts GA of end pieces 6 in the slits 15 adjacent the tongues 12 of end pieces 11 and hooking the points 18 over the tongues 12.

The iiap 5 is then bent downwardly as illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 4, and interlocked by inserting the tips 20 in the notches 7 between inner surface of part 6A of end pieces 6 and the outer surfaces of end pieces 11.

The front 1 is then bent upwardly With the end pieces 8 thereof extending along the ends of the receptacle so formed which end pieces 8 overlie the interlocking end pieces 6 and 11 of the bottom and top panels, respectively. The tuck-in flaps 9 are then tucked in against the inner surface of the rear panel 3 so that the whole structure is 4locked together in substantial manner.

The flap 5 is shorter than the height of the box as viewed in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing. The height of the front panel 1 even with the recess 1() formed in the same is such as to extend above the lower edge of the flap 5 but stops short of the upper edge of the front of the receptacle.

The panel 1 and the flap 5 therefore overlap to a certain extent and the overlapping portions define a passageway through which the web 21 of the roll A of material within the receptacle passes and through which the same is withdrawn.

Immediately prior to the locking of the front panel 1 and the flap 5 in position as above described, a roll A of paper or similar material is inserted in the receptacle. The flap 5 is then interlocked andthe web of paper brought against the outer surface of the flap 5 so as to lie in the passageway formed between said flap and the front panel 1 when the latter is locked in position as heretofore described.

A tear ofi' member 22 is secured tothe receptacle in any convenient place and as illustrated comprises a blade secured to the top` panel 4 adjacent the. upper rear margin thereof when assembled into box-like form. The blade 22 may be made of any suitable materials but preferably is made of thin metal with its edges. serrated at 28 and is so arweb is wound about the box until the same comes against the tear off member 22 whereupon a piece is torn off against such tear off member, the serratedI edge 23 of the member forming an attractive and uniform edge of the piece so torn.

The tear off blade 22 may, as before stated, be attached adjacent any corner of the receptacle. However, it is illustrated as before described as secured to the top panel of the same.

A receptacle made in accordance with this invention may be made of relatively thin stock as the manner of forming and interlock ing is such as to provide a structure strong enough for the purposes intended.

A receptacle made in accordance with this invention may be utilized for shipping the 'material in the first. instance and also as a package for sale to the consumer for use as desired. The interlocking feature of the receptacle makes possible the renewals of the webs A as the saine become exhausted in a manner which may be readily understood. The receptacle may be sold as an article of manufacture and the paper supply may be replenished at slight expense when exhausted without the necessity of having to buy a new receptacle since the front 1 may be readily unfolded and a new roll inserted in the receptacle and the front wall replaced.

The invention has been described herein more or less precisely as to details, yet it is to beunderstood that the invention is not to be limited thereby, as changes may be made in the arrangement and proportion of parts and that equivalents may be substituted without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

`The invention is claimed as follows:

1. A 'receptacle for a supply of rolled material formed from a single blank of material, scored and folded into box-like form, a flap or short front wall depending from the top panel of the receptacle and a second or short front wall rising from the bottom of the receptacle with one short wall overlapping the other and forming a passage for the withdrawal of the web of the material, and a tear off member on the receptacle having a cutting edgeagainst which said web may be severed.

2. A receptacle for a supply of rolled material formed from a single blank of material, scored and folded into box-like form, a flap or short front wall depending from the top panel of the receptacle and a second front wall rising from the bottom of the receptacle,

said second Wall being cut away between its ends to reduce its height, said short wall overlapping the second wall and With it form'- ing a passage for the withdrawal of the web of the material.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed 1ny name at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

EDWARD H. LEWANDOWSKI. 

